2 Samuel 16:13

13 So David and his men went on down the road, but Shimei followed on the nearby hillside. He kept cursing David and throwing stones and dirt at him.

2 Samuel 16:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 16:13

And as David and his men went by the way
In the high road that led to Bahurim, taking no notice of the cursing of Shimei, which made him bolder and more impudent; here is a large pause in the Hebrew text, in the midst of this verse:

Shimei went along on the hill side over against him;
as David and his men walked in the plain, he went on a range of hills that ran along right against them:

and cursed as he went;
continued his curses and imprecations, to which he was the more emboldened by the behaviour of David and his men:

and threw stones at him, and cast dust;
in a way of contempt, though the stones recoiled on his own head, and the dust flew in his own face, as the consequence of things showed; and now David composed and penned the seventh psalm, ( Psalms 7:1-17 ) .

2 Samuel 16:13 In-Context

11 David also said to Abishai and all his officers, "My own son is trying to kill me! This man is a Benjaminite and has more right to kill me! Leave him alone, and let him curse me because the Lord told him to do this.

12 Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei's curses today!"

13 So David and his men went on down the road, but Shimei followed on the nearby hillside. He kept cursing David and throwing stones and dirt at him.

14 When the king and all his people arrived at the Jordan, they were very tired, so they rested there.

15 Meanwhile, Absalom, Ahithophel, and all the Israelites arrived at Jerusalem.